HIPICON COOKIE POLICY

Last updated: 23 October 2024

This cookie policy (“Cookie Policy”) provides information about the types of cookies that Hipicon UK Limited (“Hipicon”, “we”, “us” or “our”) uses on the Website https://www.hipicon.com/uk (“Website“) and why we use them.

We use cookies and similar technologies (collectively referred to in this policy as “cookies”) to collect and use data as part of our Services, as defined in our Privacy Policy (“Services”). By continuing to visit or use our Services, you are agreeing to the use of cookies for the purposes described in this Cookie Policy.

To understand how we process personal data in relation to our Services and Website, and to learn more about your data protection rights, please review our Privacy Policy.

What are cookies?

Cookies are small data files stored in your browser or on your device. Cookies help us improve our Website and to deliver a better and more personalised service, for instance by storing information about your preferences and allowing us to recognise you when you return to our Website.

Which cookies do we use?

We use four types of cookies; (i) strictly necessary cookies, (ii) analytics cookies, and (iii) advertising cookies. Each of these types serves a distinct purpose, which is further explained in the corresponding sections below.

We use both first-party and third-party cookies. First-party cookies are set by the Website you are visiting, while third-party cookies are set by a domain different from the Website you are visiting.

Cookies can be either session cookies or persistent cookies. Session cookies are deleted when you close your internet browser. Persistent cookies remain on your browser after you have closed it; for example, a cookie that tracks whether you are a new or returning visitor to the Website.

Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for providing you with the Services and functionality available through our Website and for using its features securely. Since these cookies are essential, they are always active in our Services and you cannot refuse them.

We respect your preferences, and to make your choices valuable and effective, we exclude strictly necessary cookies from those types of cookies for which we ask for your consent. These cookies are used for activities such as recognizing you when you sign in to use our services so that you do not have to log in manually the next time you visit the Website.

Cookie Name	Duration	Purpose
AEC	18 months	AEC cookies ensure that requests made during a browsing session are actually from the user and not from other sites. These cookies help prevent malicious sites from impersonating the user without their knowledge.

Analytics Cookies

These cookies analyse how our services are accessed, used, or performing to provide you with a better user experience and to maintain, operate, and continually improve our services. They allow us to gather information about how visitors use our services.

The information collected from these cookies is used to generate site statistics, giving us insights into how often our services are visited, which parts or features are most viewed, and how frequently users interact with our services. We continuously strive to measure the popularity of our services and attract the maximum number of visitors and users. This enables us to make the structure, navigation, and content as user-friendly as possible.

Cookie Name	Duration	Purpose
_ga	13 months and 11 days	Google Analytics cookie used to identify unique users.
_ga_EF7L0CX7C5	13 months and 11 days	Google Analytics cookie used to persist session state and track user interactions for performance and analytics purposes.
_ym_d	12 months and 10 days	Yandex cookies used to monitor and analyse user behaviour over time. These cookies help us track the date of your first visit and gather insights into how our website is used, enabling us to improve functionality and user experience.
_ym_isad	2 days	Yandex cookie used to ensure proper display of ads, particularly in relation to the website’s monetization strategy.
_ym_uid	12 months and 6 days	Yandex cookie used to collect user behaviour for statistical and analytics purposes.

Targeting / Advertising Cookies

These cookies may be set through our services by our advertising partners. They may be used by these companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant advertisements on other sites.

These cookies allow us to display personalized ads, track which ads you have already seen, and monitor how many visitors click on an advertisement. They help us understand how our Website is being used and evaluate the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns. Please note that you will still see advertisements even if these cookies are not used, as we also display ads that do not rely on cookies.

Cookie Name	Duration	Purpose
SOCS	12 months and 6 days	Google cookie used to store user preference and personalised ads
_fbp	90 days	Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers.
_gcl_au	13 months and 11 days	Google AdSense cookie used to store and track conversions for advertising and marketing purposes.
_ttp	13 months and 11 days	Used by TikTok to measure and improve the performance of advertising campaigns and to personalize the user experience.
_tt_enable_cookie	2 years and 25 days	This cookie is used as a means of tracking website activity to help optimise advertising.
receive-cookie-deprecation	12 months	Used to manage the transition and display messaging related to deprecated cookie functionalities or changes in cookie policies.

Consent Management

We ask you for your consent to use each type of cookies when you visit our Websites. If you want to change your mind about this, you can do so by visiting our consent management here.

You can withdraw any consent to the use of cookies or manage other cookie preferences by using our privacy dashboard at Cookie Preferences. It may be necessary to refresh the page for the updated settings to take effect.

How to turn off all cookies and the consequences of doing so

If you do not want to accept any cookies, you can adjust your browser settings so that your browser refuses all cookies or only third-party cookies. You can also delete cookies that have already been placed. Please note that you must adjust the settings separately for each browser and device that you use.

If you do this, please be aware that you may lose some functionality of our Website. How you can adjust the settings differs by browser. Listed below are links to support documents on how to manage and delete cookies from major web browsers:

Chrome	https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en
Safari	https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac https://support.apple.com/en-gb/105082
Mozılla Firefox	https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/clear-cookies-and-site-data-firefox?redirectslug=delete-cookies-remove-info-websites-stored&redirectlocale=en-US
Mıcrosoft Edge	https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows/microsoft-edge-browsing-data-and-privacy-bb8174ba-9d73-dcf2-9b4a-c582b4e640dd
Internet Explorer	https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/manage-cookies-in-microsoft-edge-view-allow-block-delete-and-use-168dab11-0753-043d-7c16-ede5947fc64d
Opera	https://help.opera.com/en/latest/web-preferences/#cookies

Updates to this Notice

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect, for example, changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. You can revisit this page if you wish to stay informed. If we make significant changes, we will notify you. For example, by posting a notification on our Website, through email, pop-ups (e.g., by requesting your consent again), or similar methods.

How to contact us

Questions, comments and requests regarding this Policy are welcomed and should be addressed to Privacy Team, hello@hipicon.com or send a letter to Hipicon, Privacy Team, 18 The Power Station Ytu Yildiz Tgb As, Battersea Power Station, Circus Road South, London, England, SW11 8BZ.